American Manufacturing

Building the New Economy

Scott Paul | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Scott Paul

Some of us warned this day would come. We knew an economic strategy predicated on replacing wage growth with debt and credit to maintain a certain standard of living was doomed to fail.

The Economy: Cycling Along With the Training Wheels On

Michael de Portu | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business


Michael de Portu

Some observers ask whether we are in 1929 or 1932. The good news is that the world is so different today, we are probably in neither. The globe has 6 billion inhabitants with that much more potential for instability.

National Association of Manufacturers Blasts ... American Manufacturing?

Dave Johnson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business


Dave Johnson

Why is America's National Association of Manufacturers echoing the Cato Institute's views against American manufacturing? Has this organization lost its way? Do NAM members know about this?

Misuse Of The Words Protectionism And Trade Is Making Us Poorer

Dave Johnson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Making things in America is crucially important to our future economy. But it matters as much that we use the right words as that we explore the right ideas and policies.

Create a Secretary of Manufacturing

Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


Gilbert B. Kaplan

We need to create jobs that have a multiplier effect and that build on our comparative advantage. When we think about where to put stimulus funds, someone has to stand up for manufacturing.

The Green Sprouts of Recovery and the Party Spoilers

Michael de Portu | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business


Michael de Portu

In this recession, it is unnerving how little attention has been devoted to how American manufacturing firms have been affected.

Dude, Where's My Industrial Policy?

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Face it, if we do not have an active and engaged industrial policy we are handing the business over to those who do. It is time to start discussing a national plan for manufacturing.

America Needs a National Manufacturing Policy. Now.

Sen. Sherrod Brown | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Sen. Sherrod Brown

Robust manufacturing capacity is not only essential if we are to achieve energy independence and equip our military, it is the key to global competitiveness in emerging markets.

GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies: Auto Suppliers Suffer

nytimes.com | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


For nine years, the Strong brothers, Mark and Tim, made tools in their machine shop to maintain the giant presses that stamped steel sheets into fende...

Rowe to make jukeboxes in Mexico, not Michigan

AP | Posted 03.30.2009 | Business


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rowe International Corp. says it will move the production of its jukeboxes to Mexico after nearly a century of making them...

Manufacturing a Dream and a Recovery

Scott Paul | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Scott Paul

If the destruction of capitalism and the arc of history were responsible for American manufacturing's steep decline, there would be a legitimate debate about whether it's worth saving.

Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.